Crystal Beach Bolivar Peninsula
Food scene
Get the best Mexican and Cajun cuisine in the area! Live music on weekends.
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Jose's Cantina Restaurant
1021 State Hwy 87Get the best Mexican and Cajun cuisine in the area! Live music on weekends.
This is our favorite for fried and grilled seafood. You might also be surprised how easy it is to connect with guests at other tables!
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Stingaree Restaurant & Marina
1295 N Stingaree DrThis is our favorite for fried and grilled seafood. You might also be surprised how easy it is to connect with guests at other tables!
Taste the flavor of the area with the local catch from JB's. Note: they keep early hours.
JB'S SEAFOOD
1263 Canal WTaste the flavor of the area with the local catch from JB's. Note: they keep early hours.
Crystal Beach Cafe
1923 Texas 87Really good Vietnamese comfort food!
Sightseeing
During peak times, allow at least an hour to board the ferry. The trip across the bay is worth the wait: you'll see freighters, various gulls and terns, and maybe dolphins.
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Galveston - Bolivar Ferry
Galveston - Bolivar FerryDuring peak times, allow at least an hour to board the ferry. The trip across the bay is worth the wait: you'll see freighters, various gulls and terns, and maybe dolphins.
Jay's Golf Carts
1163 State Hwy 87Third Coast Parasail
1295 N Stingaree DrFUN TOWN WATER PARK
995 Noble Carl DrNature
"Bolivar Flats is a Globally Important Bird Area, the highest designation, and an International site in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/bolivar-flats"
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Bolivar Flats
"Bolivar Flats is a Globally Important Bird Area, the highest designation, and an International site in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
houstonaudubon.org/sanctuaries/bolivar-flats"
"High Island is known worldwide for the migration spectacle that occurs here each spring. Astonishing numbers of songbirds, hummingbirds, and other Neotropical migrants stop after crossing the Gulf and refuel at Houston Audubon’s four sanctuaries, delighting visiting birders every day.
https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/hotspots/153-smith-oaks-bird-sanctuary-high-island-texas/"
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Smith Oaks Sanctuary
2205 Old Mexico Rd"High Island is known worldwide for the migration spectacle that occurs here each spring. Astonishing numbers of songbirds, hummingbirds, and other Neotropical migrants stop after crossing the Gulf and refuel at Houston Audubon’s four sanctuaries, delighting visiting birders every day.
https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/hotspots/153-smith-oaks-bird-sanctuary-high-island-texas/"
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Some of the best bird watching in North America
Bring your binoculars and camera! The area offers many excellent bird watching opportunities, but the convenience of the back deck can't be beat for dozens of species. We've seen herons, egrets, pelicans, cormorants, king fishers, doves, and ducks.
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Beach parking permit
Make sure you purchase your yearly beach parking permit from any of the many local shops or stores on Bolivar or in Crystal Beach Texas, cost is around $15 for the year. All we ask is that what you bring onto the beach you take out, helping us keep our beaches safe and clean for visitors in the future.